Amplifiers

Fancy a shot of Bluespower? This affordable signature amp from Blackstar is ready to rock.

This new indie amp-builder is aiming for high-end sounds without using output valves. But can a hybrid really do the business for serious tonehounds?

Sparks flew when Blackstar let loose its game-changing Fly micro-amp in 2014. Will the acoustic variant do for the unplugged brigade what its predecessor did for electric players or will this one fly under the radar?

Blackstar has teamed up with the singer-songwriter Jon Gomm to create a smart new solution for gigging musicians. Find out how it stacks up.

Towering amp stacks are rapidly going the way of the dodo, but players with pedalboard amps and micro-heads are looking for compact and lightweight speaker solutions. Honeyboy might just have the answer.

A single watt of output power may seem better suited to headphones than headlining, but the Blues King 8 is a lot more practical than you might expect.

If you’re Hughes & Kettner, there’s only one way to improve on a programmable 200-watt amp with valve-emulating analogue tone and on-board effects: turn it into a stompbox.

We A/B it with a vintage 1965 Blackface Deluxe Reverb.

Boss’s Katana digital amps are widely acclaimed for their versatility. Here’s a look at the middle of the new MkII range, the 1x12 100-watt model.

Two speakers, 10 amp models, 60 effects, 100 watts – do the numbers add up for the flagship combo of the Boss Katana MkII digital amplifier line?